Music Is My Sanctuary Guide to the 2015 Montreal Jazz Fest
The 36th edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival is upon us and we here at MIMS have taken it upon ourselves to recommend some of our favorite acts & live shows for you to make the most out of these 10 days of musical madness. We are also taking …
Future Classic: Gregory Porter “Musical Genocide” (St-Germain Version)
When two of your favorite artists of the two last decades are found together on the A side of a (beautiful red-colored) 7 inch record, then you know it deserves your strict attention. More precisely, the deep velvety voice of Gregory Porter (who won the 2013 Grammy award for the best …
Future Classic: Makaya McCraven “In the Moment” (International Anthem)
Guest post courtesy of CUERATORS (Chicago / Seattle) Over the course of one year, drummer Makaya McCraven played 28 improvisational shows at one venue with incredibly talented collaborators. He called this night, “Spontaneous Composition”. In The Moment, Makaya’s debut LP, is the result of that year. The concept was to …
Mix of the Day: Jazz Amnesty Sound System “Jazz From Planet Earth”
via Jazz Amnesty Sound System: “For the past 4 years the Jazz Amnesty Sound System have been putting up jazz mixes for anyone with ears. Along the way we have explored as many different facets, styles and eras of this music as we could to help showcase the malleable nature …
Forgotten Treasure: Quintonal ”Quintonal” (1976)
Quebec has produced many vinyl gems in various musical genres that have, for the most part, significantly outshone the other provinces output. It seems, however, that when it come to Jazz, our province is not the best in the country. Well the Quintonal reissue (released this month by Jazzagression records) …
Forgotten Treasure: Mal Waldron “Spanish Bitch” (1970)
Mal Waldron‘s sound just grows on you. He was a hard-bop pianist and made his mark as an exceptional side-man for vocalists including Billie Holiday and was once the house pianist for Prestige Records. His approach draws comparaisons and inspirations from the likes of Horace Silver, Art Tatum and Thelonious Monk. …
Tribute to DON CHERRY – Selected by Francis Oak
Don Cherry Tribute (Compiled by Francis Oak) The following mix was prepared to showcase the work of formidable musician Don Cherry. I do not claim this covers every aspect of his music but it paints a broad picture and includes my personal favorites. All songs / clusters of songs are …
Forgotten Treasure: Phil Ranelin “Vibes From The Tribe” (1976)
You might have heard of Phil Ranelin on Madlib’s righteous all in tribute to a series of his jazz heroes from the 60’s and mainly 70’s “The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble” (Shades of Phil, for Phil Ranelin) Phil Ranelin was a prolific session trombonist and was indebted …
Forgotten Treasure: The Visitors “Rebirth” (1974)
If I could only keep 100 records, this would be in my “desert island” stack.. Lovely record from brothers Earl & Carl Grubbs who formed “The Visitors” in the early 1970s. One that brings together a strong Coltrane-ish approach filled with so much soul and spirit. Earl plays soprano tenor …
Future Classic: Collucutor “Instead” (On The Corner Records)
Fantastic debut LP from Collucutor, the new jazz ensemble led by Tamar Osborn on sax and alto flute with production duties handled by Emanative. You might have heard one track on our last MIMS monthly radio show (link) but frankly the LP is so great that we had to also …
FREDDY ANZURES “24 HOV San Francisco”
Set recorded as part of our 24 Hours of Vinyl event in San Francisco. Presented by Mixcloud & 101 Apparel One of our favorite sets for the latest editions of 24HOV came from SF’s Freddy Anzures who is known to be one of the city’s finest record diggers (he’s part …
Mix of the Day: Jazz Amnesty Sound System #38
From Jazz Amnesty Sound System: “It has been a while since we put up a mix, so here is the latest from the Jazz Amnesty Sound System. the concept was personal, for us to choose tunes that were influential in getting us into jazz or, getting us even further into …